Hidden camera shows University of North Alabama official admitting 'nothing really changed' with DEI programming

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  • Source: 1819 News
  • 01/28/2026

Accuracy in Media released a second hidden camera video of a university official in Alabama admitting that they are still practicing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), despite a state law prohibiting taxpayer resources from funding DEI offices and training in public universities, schools, and agencies.

The video shows Alyson Bergner, who was working at the now-shuttered Mitchell-West Center at the University of North Alabama.

Bergner admitted that DEI specialists were not fired, but underwent a title change.

"Visually, what you see is that it's gone. But really nothing... Nothing really changed," Bergner said.

Bergner explained that the school system was unable to hire DEI staff, so universities have circumvented state law by renaming programs.

"I will say that UNA has done a good job at, like, still keeping the resources," she continued. "And, I would say some of our sister universities like UAH and Alabama, like, even if their DEI office was a person of one, that person didn't get fired. They just got moved and a title change, and we're still trying to serve students. We have just have had to find trickier, more niche ways to do that."

A similar video was released earlier this month from the University of West Alabama.

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